[NTLUG:Discuss] Maximum memory

[David Stanaway]

On Wed, 2002-07-10 at 13:36, George Lass wrote:
> George Lass wrote:
> > 
> > Please bear with me, I'm forced to use a very old
> > kernel.....
> > 
> > Does anyone remember if there is a limit on the
> > maximum amount of memory that RedHat 5.2 (3.0.36 kernel)
> > can make use of?  It looks like the number is 768MB.
> > Every time I try to go above that number the kernel
> > can't find *any* memory.  I don't think this is a
> > problem with my hardware as the BIOS can see 1GB,
> > but unless I limit memory in lilo.conf I can't boot.
> > 
> > TIA
> > 
> > George
> OOPS, make that 2.0.36 kernel.....


I figures that..  
have you tried a mem=1024M kernel argument or something similar?

in /etc/lilo.conf
add to the kernel image section:
append = "mem=1024M"

then rerun lilo.

--
David Stanaway
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